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Mental stress minimization in farmers: an approach using REBA, PSO, and SA

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  • Hullash Chauhan

    (KIIT Deemed to be University)

  • Suchismita satapathy

    (KIIT Deemed to be University)

  • Ashok K. Sahoo

    (KIIT Deemed to be University)

Abstract

The Indian farmers are mostly engaged in the production of rice, wheat, etc. involving repetitive and stressful cultivation tasks that are usually carried out by manual efforts irrespective of the changing climatic conditions. Moreover, in the Indian agricultural scenario, the farmers need of adequate cultivating plans and strategies in order to perform their routine agricultural activities in an effective and efficient way for the ultimate enhancement of overall farm productivity. However, few studies are found focusing on the evaluation and intervention strategies with regard to the necessary ergonomic aspects in agriculture. Therefore, the present study was aimed to evaluate the ergonomic risks in the agricultural sectors that may lead to mental stresses as well as musculoskeletal disorders among farmers. This study was carried out by considering 149 farmers from the states of “Chhattisgarh and Odisha” in India. The ergonomic tool such as “Rapid Entire Body Assessment” was used to analyze the working postures of farm workers. Further based on the objective function as minimization of mental stresses on farmers, the “Particle Swarm Optimization and Simulated Annealing” algorithms were used to find the best fitness values. Based on the findings, suitable ergonomic-solutions may be undertaken for the design and development of proper farm-related as well as farmers’ protective tools for their benefits.

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  • Hullash Chauhan & Suchismita satapathy & Ashok K. Sahoo, 2022. "Mental stress minimization in farmers: an approach using REBA, PSO, and SA," International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer;The Society for Reliability, Engineering Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM),India, and Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, vol. 13(1), pages 154-165, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijsaem:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1007_s13198-021-01167-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s13198-021-01167-y
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